Webinar: FP&A Scenario Planning for the “New Normal”

2020 has been about dealing with chaos. It also raised a serious question for FP&A professionals, whether it is possible to plan and forecast in such an uncertain environment. Can FP&A scenario planning really help businesses not only stay afloat but also thrive?

Join us in September to learn more about this tool, its benefits and its application. At our webinar, senior finance leaders from Walmart, LEGO and Spoke Global will share their journeys through the crisis.

Evaluating CPM/FP&A System: Nine Key Areas for Consideration

By Michael Coveney

The aim of this article is to provide FP&A practitioners with a framework that can help clarify the purpose of a corporate performance management (CPM) system. It also explains the ways in which CPM can be implemented and how to evaluate the different software solutions.

This framework can help organisations realise a number of high-level benefits. To find out what they are and learn the nine key areas for consideration, please follow the above link.

Could FP&A Help Your Company Survive a Downturn?

By James Myers

The short answer is “yes, it can”. To win in today’s economy, a company must learn to take action faster than their competitors. To enable this, FP&A must focus on three principles. But what are these principles and why is the well-known US retailer, Target, a good illustration of two of them? Find out the answers and details in James’ article.

Role of FP&A Leadership in Quick Decision-Making

By Hyder Hasan

We all have learnt the hard truth one way or another – wrong decisions can cost you money and time. This is why businesses need the support that an efficient FP&A department can provide. But how can we improve the speed of the decision-making process along with its quality? Hyder shares a couple of tips in his article.

What Finance Professionals Can Learn from ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’

By Kedar Kale

It is unlikely that you have never heard of Dale Carnegie, but have you ever applied his insights to the finance industry? In this article, Kedar summarises the “fundamental techniques in handling people” and explores the methods for applying them to finance.

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